Olivia Colman won an Oscar for playing which monarch in "The Favourite"?

Olivia Colman (30 January 1974) is an English actress and narrator. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three British Academy Television Awards, one British Academy Film Award, three Golden Globe Awards, four British Independent Film Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

A graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Colman first came to prominence for her work in television. She made her acting breakthrough as Sophie Chapman in the Channel 4 comedy series 'Peep Show' (2003–2015). For her performance in the thriller miniseries 'The Night Manager' (2016), she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2019, she portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix period drama programme 'The Crown', for which she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama.

Colman's major film roles include, Carol Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady' (2011), Queen Elizabeth in 'Hyde Park on Hudson' (2012), the Hotel Manager in 'The Lobster' (2015), and Hildegarde Schmidt in 'Murder on the Orient Express' (2017). For her portrayal of Anne, Queen of Great Britain in the period black comedy film 'The Favourite' (2018), she received critical acclaim and won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.